The Challenge: Design and build a car capable of crossing the vast and imposing continent of Australia using only sunlight as fuel and to prove it, in the spirit of friendly competition against others with the same goal.
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Monday, October 15, 2007

We travelled about 650km from Ti Tree to Daly Waters, stopping at the Devil’s Marbles for a look and then passing through Tenant Creek. Most of our vehicles have been sitting on 130 kmh today (Northern Territory speed limit) except for the vehicles towing the big trailers. Some of the of group went to Mary Ann dam for a swim, described as “fresh, but good!”.We saw an enormous Whirly-whirly from the road, the first cars to pass it saw it in the distance, but another car further back had to stop because it was converging on them and they waited for it to pass within 100m.

We arrived at Daly Waters in the daylight and we had time to pitch our tents and then go for a swim in the pool at the Daly Waters Pub before dinner.

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The Challenge: Design and build a car capable of crossing the vast and imposing continent of Australia using only sunlight as fuel and to prove it, in the spirit of friendly competition against others with the same goal.

This BLOG updates as teams publish their contributions around the world.